The interior of an airplane. Illustrative photo. Source: Artur Szczybylo / Alamy / Profimedia
If you want to get from Bucharest to Cluj-Napoca, you can take the train; at CFR you do about 9 hours and it costs you 145 lei. By bus it costs you 100 lei and takes about 9 hours. Or, you can take the plane, which costs from 80-90 euros, but only takes 50 minutes. A ridiculously short flight, some might think.
But there are also shorter flights, as Der Standard writes, citing the aviation platform OAG.
Here are the top 10 shortest flights
- Sint Maarten–Anguilla: 19 kilometers
The approximately 19 kilometer route is operated by Anguilla Air Services and is the shortest international flight available.
The flight takes less than ten minutes. Boarding the plane operated by Anguilla Air Services, the operator of this route, would probably take longer.
2. Monaco–Nice: 19 kilometers
The two Mediterranean cities are also only about 12 miles apart. Monacoir flies this exclusive helicopter route in around seven minutes.
3. Brazzaville–Kinshasa: 24 kilometers
Even large aircraft sometimes cover short distances, according to Aerotelegraph: Air France first flies a Dreamliner from Paris to Brazzaville, Congo – and then continues across the Congo River, just 15 miles away, to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
this ultra-short route is one of the most unusual scheduled international flights ever made. In addition to Air France, Royal Air Maroc, Air Côte d'Ivoire, Asky and TAAG Angola Airlines also operate this short route.
- St. Barthélemy–Saint Martin (French side): 31 kilometers
The two neighboring Caribbean islands are approximately 31 kilometers apart. St. Barth Commuter and Air Antilles arrive in about 15 minutes.
- St. Barthélemy–St. Maarten (Dutch side): 31 kilometers
The jump to the Dutch side of the neighboring island is also about 31 kilometers long. Winair, Air Caraïbes and St. Barth Commuter share the route.
- Hong Kong–Macao: 37 kilometers
About 37 kilometers and only 15 minutes of flight: Sky Shuttle Helicopters connects the two special administrative regions of China.
- Anguilla–St. Barthélemy: 40 kilometers
Another short trip is the approximately 40 kilometer route between Anguilla and St. Barthélemy, provided by Tradewind Aviation and Anguilla Air Services.
- SAbba–St. Maarten: 44 kilometersand
The route that Winair operates with small propeller aircraft measures 44 kilometers. Taking off from the world's shortest commercial runway on Saba is considered legendary.
- British Virgin Islands – US Virgin Islands: 46 kilometers
Terrance B. Lettsome Airport and Cyril E. King Airport are approximately 46 kilometers away. Cape Air and Air Sunshine connect the two island groups several times a day.
- Antigua–Montserrat: 55 kilometers
The tenth place is occupied by a route of 55 kilometers, which is covered by Fly Montserrat. It reaches the neighboring island in just 20 minutes.
